The federal government announced $9.7 million in funding to researchers at the University of Manitoba for cutting-edge projects to study mental health, multiple sclerosis, Indigenous health and other subjects.

Liberal MPs Doug Eyolfson (Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia-Headingley) and Robert-Falcon Ouellette (Winnipeg Centre) made the announcement Friday at the University of Manitoba on behalf of Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor as part a federal investment of $372 million to support hundreds of health researchers from coast to coast. According to a press release, this support – through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – will help Canadian researchers study the full spectrum of health issues affecting the lives of Canadians.

“This investment represents our government’s commitment to revitalizing our medical research sector and ensures Canada is a major destination for medical innovation,” said Eyolfson, a physician before en.

Attention was focused on the work of Dr. Josee Lavoie, a U of M researcher who works on kidney healthy care in rural and remote Manitoba First Nations communities. Manitoba First nations have the highest documented prevalence and the second highest incidence of end-stage kidney disease in Canada. Canadians living in rural and remote locations and requiring care experience significant barriers. Dr. Lavoie will receive $1,5 million to support her research.

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